Fewer young adults are achieving economic and family milestones typically associated with adulthood, according to a recent working paper from the U.S. Census Bureau.
According to the working paper, “Changes in Milestones of Adulthood,” almost half of all young adults in 1975 had reached four milestones associated with adulthood: moving out of one’s parents’ home, getting a job, getting married and having a child.
Five decades on, that progression has changed dramatically. The share of young adults that have followed the traditional pathway to adulthood has dropped to less than a quarter, according to the paper.
My 20-something kids haven’t reached any of those, unless by “job” you count 4 hour shifts 3-4 days a week at minimum wage…
As someone who’s always struggled to find ambition, that’s wild to me.
It’s not for lack of trying, on their part.
The job market is just that bad.